User blog comment:Bluestripe the Wild/Rise of the Mercenaries/@comment-2006360-20110716121830/@comment-1298206-20110716123255

Well, Abscon was left to die by all save Darkshadow, so Darkshadow took Abscon with him to a nearby island to get something that would bring him back to full strength.

Veraad is hated by the mercenaries (save Midnight), so they are leaving together